Buy this book on-line Dam, H. J. W. / Cleveland Moffett : The New Marvel In Photography / The Rontgen Rays In America in McClure's MagazineS. S. McClure, NY, 1896
8vo. Entire issue, Volume VI, No. 5, April, 1896, in original wraps, light general wear and soiling, faded damp-staining noted along fore edges of first 20 pages of text, rear wrap chipped just a bit at spine corners, else a tight, intact copy. Article is 20 pages, printed in double columns, illustrated with 16 photograph, including various examples of the new photographs that are reminiscent of x-rays, a portrait of Rontgen, and a drawing featuring Thomas Edison in his lab experimenting with Rontgen rays. Important in that it was the present method of photography, discovered by Rontgen in November, 1895, that was the beginning of the modern x-ray, a term coined by Rontgen himself. The achievement earned Professor Rontgen the first Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded in 1901. Housed in archival bag with stiff backing. Very scarce.. Magazine. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Dam, H. J. W. / Cleveland Moffett : The New Marvel In Photography / The Rontgen Rays In America in McClure's Magazine. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, used books, livres rares, livres anciens and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |